Philip Hough Explained

Country:England
Fullname:Philip Hough
Birth Date:31 August 1924
Birth Place:Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Death Place:Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Leg break googly
Club1:Cheshire
Year1:1949-1959
Club2:Wiltshire
Year2:1962-1966
Columns:1
Column1:LA
Matches1:1
Runs1:25
Bat Avg1:25.00
100S/50S1: - / -
Top Score1:25
Deliveries1: -
Wickets1: -
Bowl Avg1: -
Fivefor1: -
Tenfor1: -
Best Bowling1: -
Catches/Stumpings1: - / -
Date:10 October
Year:2010
Source:http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/15146.html Cricinfo

Philip Hough (31 August 1924  - 4 September 2014) was an English cricketer. Hough was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break googly. His birthplace was Macclesfield, Cheshire.

Hough made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Cheshire in 1949 against Staffordshire. From 1949 to 1959, he represented the Cheshire and the Lancashire Second XI in a combined total of 36 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came against Northumberland.

In 1962, Savin joined Wiltshire, where he made his Minor Counties Championship debut for the county against Dorset. From 1962 to 1966, he represented the county in 12 Championship matches, the last of which came against Dorset.[1]

Savin also represented Wiltshire in a single List-A match against Nottinghamshire in the 1965 Gillette Cup during which he scored 25 runs before being caught and bowled by Andrew Corran.[2] [3]

Hough later stood as an umpire in 25 Minor Counties Championship matches between 1967 and 1972.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34676/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Philip Hough
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34676/a_Batting_by_Team.html List-A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Philip Hough
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/27/27338.html Nottinghamshire v Wiltshire, 1965 Gillette Cup
  4. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34676/Umpire_in_Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html Philip Hough as Umpire in Minor Counties Championship Matches